ศากย
sàak-gà-yáMeaning
1NounC2
Shakya clan
the Shakya clan or lineage, specifically referring to the ancient Indian clan to which Gautama Buddha belonged
Examples
เจ้าชายสิทธัตถะjâao chaai sìt-tát-tàเจ้าชายสิทธัตถะjâao chaai sìt-tát-tàPrince Siddhartha; Siddhartha Gautamaประสูติbprà-sòotประสูติbprà-sòot1[to] be born (royal/religious register)2[to] give birth (royal)3royal/religious birth (honorific noun)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ตระกูลdtrà-gunตระกูลdtrà-gun1lineage; family; clan2family (classification group)กษัตริย์gà-sàtกษัตริย์gà-sàtking; monarch; sovereignแห่งhàengแห่งhàeng1of; belonging to (formal)2classifier: places/institutions3place; location (formal)วงศ์wongวงศ์wong1lineage; clan2family (biology)ศากยsàak-gà-yáศากยsàak-gà-yáShakya clan
Prince Siddhartha was born into the royal family of the Shakya clan.
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ข้อพิพาทkɔ̂ɔ-pí-pâatเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangการgaanแย่งน้ำyɛ̂ɛng-náamในnaiแม่น้ำmɛ̂ɛ-náamโรrooหิณีhì-niiระหว่างrá-wàangแคว้นkwɛ́ɛnศากยsàak-gà-yáและlɛ́โกgooลิยliiเกือบgʉ̀ʉapนำไปสู่nam-bpai-sùuสงครามใหญ่sǒng-kraam-yài
The dispute over the sharing of water in the Rohini River between the Shakya and Koliya states almost led to a major war.
ตามdtaamพุทธประวัติpút bprà-wàtพระเจ้าprá jâoวิฑูฑภะwí-too-tá-páได้dâiยกทัพyók tápไปbpaiทำลายtam laaiล้างเผ่าพันธุ์láang pào panศากยsàak-gà-yáจนjonเกือบgèuapหมดสิ้นmòt sîn
According to Buddhist history, King Vidudabha led an army to annihilate the Shakya clan almost entirely.
พระสมณโคดมprá-sà-má-ná-ká-doomทรงsongได้รับdâi-rápการขนานนามgaan-kà-nǎan-naamว่าwâaศากยมุนีsàak-gà-yá-mú-niiซึ่งsʉ̂ngหมายถึงmǎai-tʉ̌ngผู้รู้แจ้งpûu-rúu-jɛ̂ɛngแห่งhɛ̀ngตระกูลdtrà-guunศากยsàak-gà-yá
Gotama Buddha is titled 'Shakyamuni,' which means the enlightened sage of the Shakya clan.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ศากย said สาก-กะ-ยะ?
sàak-gà-yá
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
3 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
sàak
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |